Windows: More often than not, the touchpads on Windows laptops frankly suck. They tend to be unresponsive and clumsy. TwoFingerScroll greatly improves the Windows touchpad experience, with new features such as three-finger swiping and horizontal scrolling and, most importantly, smoother performance.

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We've mentioned this utility before when talking about getting Mac-like scrolling and gestures on a Windows laptop. TabletPC Review user MacHater added a more recent unofficial mod of the original utility, which hasn't been updated since 2009. MacHater's build adds a lot of useful features, including:

The utility works with Synaptics touchpads, which almost every Windows laptop comes with. After you install it, TwoFingerScroll will just start working and you should notice much smoother scrolling. I was surprised at how much of a difference it made on my Windows 7 laptop. Look for the icon in your system tray to customize the settings (or, if you want, turn the utility off).